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Michael Recht Obituary

Published by Chicago Tribune on Jan. 13, 2019.

Our brother, Michael Peter Recht, unexpectedly passed from this world on December 11, 2018 at age 62, due to complications from diabetes. Born in Oak Park, Illinois, Mike attended Mary Lyon elementary and Steinmetz high schools in Chicago and the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign. A long-time resident of Seattle and recent citizen of Miami, Mike worked for Federal Express for 26 years and had recently retired. Mike loved sports (especially the Bears and the Cubs), was an avid jazz fan, enjoyed travel in the U.S. and abroad, and was a caring brother, uncle and great-uncle. Preceded in death by parents Jack and Dolores Recht, Mike is survived by sisters Leslie, Sue, Emily (Johnson) and Elizabeth (Jones) and brother John, five nieces, one nephew and a great nephew. We have all experienced his gentle nature, big heart, sincere thoughtfulness and great sense of humor, and we will miss him always. A private memorial for Mike is being planned in 2019. In lieu of flowers, contributions in his name can be made to the American Heart Association.

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July 8, 2020

LINDA PALLOTTA posted to the memorial.

June 9, 2019

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January 20, 2019

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LINDA PALLOTTA

July 8, 2020

I got to Miami too late to see your smile Mike. Got there 12/14/18. Wish i had told you i was on way. Now in CA but our paths almost crossed once again love. Miss you.

John Recht

June 9, 2019

Miss you, Mike. Wish we could have had more time together. You had a great heart and you were always kind and generous. The world was a better place because of you.

January 20, 2019

Thinking of you every day, always in my heart...
Love you, Mike - Em

January 13, 2019

I miss you, Mike. So sad to think I won't see your smiling face again. You'll always be alive in my memories. Rest in peace, my only brother.

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V R

January 13, 2019

My deepest sympathy for your loss. May you find comfort in the knowing that God cares for you and will comfort and sustain your family in the days ahead. (1 Cor 1:3-4)

January 13, 2019

Our brother Mike delivered the Chicago Tribune as a teenager. (He used some of the money he earned to buy a blue Schwinn bicycle, of which he was very proud!)
So appropriate this obit appears in the Trib today. We miss you, Mike. <3

January 13, 2019

Miss you sweetheart, gone too soon. You were a wonderful person.
Love, Sue

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